SamCam to join husband for first official trip abroad on state visit to 'highlight special relationship' with the U.S.

Samantha Cameron is to make her first official foreign visit next month when she joins her husband on a state visit to the U.S.

The White House said Barack and Michelle Obama would host the Prime Minister and his wife on a visit to 'highlight the fundamental importance of the U.S.-UK special relationship'.

A spokesman said the decision to grant a state visit reflected the 'strong personal bond that has developed between the two leaders and their families'.

Samantha Cameron will travel to the U.S. with her husband David next month

The two-day trip, which begins with a glamorous state dinner at the White House on March 13, is the first time Mrs Cameron has accompanied her husband on an official trip abroad since he became Prime Minister. The couple will stay at the White House.

Mrs Cameron has missed a number of previous trips to the US and major international summits, when her absence was attributed to pregnancy or the demands of dealing with the couple's newborn daughter Florence.

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The President and the Prime Minister will discuss the forthcoming Nato and G8 summits as well as developments in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

A White House spokesman said: 'The visit will highlight the fundamental importance of the US-UK special relationship and the depth of the friendship between the American people and the people of the United Kingdom, as well as the strong personal bond that has developed between the two leaders and their families.

The Camerons will travel for a two-day trip to visit President Barack Obama (right). The couple will attend a state dinner will be held at the White House

'It will also be an opportunity to recall the valour and sacrifice of the US and British armed forces and their long tradition of standing shoulder to shoulder beside each other in defence of our liberties and shared values.

'The visit will underscore the strength of our economic links, which contribute to millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.'

The visit comes after Downing Street said British troops will step back from their lead combat role in Afghanistan by the end of 2013 under plans drawn up by the Nato-led international alliance.

Mr Obama became the first US president to address members of both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall when he and wife Michelle were on a two-day state visit to the UK in May last year.